code: def read_params(
      self, flatten: bool = True, **kwargs: typing.Any
  ) -> Dict[str, typing.Any]:
      try:
          self.validate_filepath()
      except MissingParamsFile:
          return {}
  
      try:
          return read_param_file(
              self.repo.fs,
              self.fs_path,
              list(self.params) if self.params else None,
              flatten=flatten,
          )
      except ParseError as exc:
          raise BadParamFileError(
              f"Unable to read parameters from '{self}'"
          ) from exc
  
imports: import os
  import typing
  from collections import defaultdict
  from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Optional
  import dpath
  from dvc.exceptions import DvcException
  from dvc.log import logger
  from dvc.utils.serialize import ParseError, load_path
  from dvc_data.hashfile.hash_info import HashInfo
  from .base import Dependency
label_desc: Use image node_id 4 for calling the ParamsDependency obj's underlying member method code with example usage: obj.read_params(flatten) and returns: read_param_file, dict